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UNITED APPEAL OF THE LARGEST ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
UNITED APPEAL OF THE LARGEST ARMENIAN ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES ACTING in the spirit of pan-Armenian unity, CONSIDERING development of Armenia and Artsakh as an undisputed priority for the Armenian Diaspora, RECOGNIZING the remarkable achievements of...
read moreArmenia Fund will host International Thanksgiving Day Telethon on November 28
Los Angeles, November 4, 2019 – Armenia Fund’s 22nd annual International Thanksgiving Day Telethon will take place on November 28, from 10 am to 8 pm PST. It will be broadcast live from Yerevan and Los Angeles, as well as live streamed for audiences across the globe....
read moreArmenia Fund Gyumri Celebration TV Program Raises $1.44 Million
New Record Set for Gyumri Fundraising Efforts Los Angeles, CA – On Sunday, July 14, 2019, Armenia Fund in partnership with ARTN TV of Los Angeles hosted a special television program, dubbed as the “Gyumri Celebration” and fund-raised a record-breaking $1,437,400.00 in...
read moreArmenia Fund mobilizes grassroots support for innovative housing program in Gyumri
Fundraising campaign includes special Telethon on July 14, ongoing Phoneathon Los Angeles, June 28, 2019 – Armenia Fund, based in Los Angeles, has launched a major campaign to raise grassroots support for its expanded housing program in Gyumri, Armenia. The campaign...
read moreArmenia Fund provides newly-built home to large family in Artsakh
Project made possible by Jean-Marie and Lori Atamian of New York Los Angeles, June 20, 2019 – Armenia Fund US Western Region has provided a brand-new home to the Movsisyan family in Chapar, a village in Artsakh’s Martakert Region. The Movsisyans received their house...
read moreArmenia Fund USA Marking New Milestones Ahead of 2019 Thanksgiving Day Telethon
Boosting agriculture, renovating stadiums, providing housing and planning medical missions and donor trips Los Angeles, April 22, 2018 - Armenia Fund, the leading all-Armenian organization, with its vast network of donors, volunteers and partners, is continuing to...
read moreArmenia Fund’s Telethon 2018 a Resounding Success
Los Angeles, CA – With an unprecedented public support of the members of the Armenian American community as well as all major Armenian political, religious and benevolent institutions across the United States, Armenia Fund’s 21st International Telethon raised $11.1...
read moreArmenia Fund USA, Adventist Health complete largest medical mission yet in Armenia and Artsakh
Los Angeles, November 14, 2018 – Armenia Fund USA and Adventist Health have completed the Fund’s largest medical mission to date in Armenia and Artsakh. From September 22 through 26, Armenia Fund USA and Adventist Health implemented their fourth joint medical mission...
read moreArmenia Fund Telethon will take place on Thanksgiving Day, November 22
Los Angeles, November 12, 2018 – Armenia Fund USA’s 21st annual international Thanksgiving Day Telethon will take place on November 22, from 10 am to 10 pm PST. “Our sacred mission – to strengthen Independent Armenian Statehood by helping Armenia develop and thrive –...
read moreThrough Armenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission, Chevy Chase Surgery Center’s generosity boosts GI and ophthalmology capabilities of Stepanakert hospital
Through Armenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission, Chevy Chase Surgery Center’s generosity boosts GI and ophthalmology capabilities of Stepanakert hospital Los Angeles, November 5, 2018 – This year, Armenia Fund USA implemented a medical mission, from September 27...
read moreArmenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission elevates orthopedic capabilities of Stepanakert hospital
Armenia Fund USA’s latest medical mission elevates orthopedic capabilities of Stepanakert hospital Drs. Stephan and Shahan Yacoubian perform groundbreaking surgeries, train local medical staff Los Angeles, October 30, 2018 – The unprecedented advancement of orthopedic...
read moreArmenia Fund USA’s Medical mission to Stepanakert will include groundbreaking orthopedic surgeries
Armenia Fund USA’s Medical mission to Stepanakert will include groundbreaking orthopedic surgeries Drs. Stephan and Shahan Yacoubian will perform the procedures, with implants and supplies donated by DJO of California Los Angeles, September 24, 2018 – Renowned...
read moreThrough Chevy Chase Surgery Center, Drs. Avedis and Ara Tavitian donate state-of-the-art equipment in support of Armenia Fund USA’s medical mission in Stepanakert
L to R: Ophthalmologist surgeon Dr. Mireille Hamparian, Surgery Center Administrator Raffi Sarkissian, surgery tech Angel Matevossian, and nurse Angela Shagoyan prepare the eye surgery supplies and equipment for the medical mission at the Stepanakert Republican...
read moreArmenia Fund USA, Adventist Health to implement expanded medical missions to Armenia and Artsakh
Los Angeles, CA – For the fourth time since 2015, Los Angeles-based Armenia Fund and Adventist Health will implement a joint medical mission to Noyemberyan Hospital, in Armenia’s Tavush Region, from September 22 through 26. This year’s mission will mark a major...
read moreArmenia’s Diaspora Minister Meets with U.S.-based Armenia Fund Board Members and Benefactors
July 30, 2018, Los Angeles, CA – Board members and benefactors of the U.S.-based Armenia Fund met today with Mkhitar Hayrapetyan, the Minister of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia and a Member of the Board of Trustees of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund on his first...
read moreArmenia Fund USA inaugurates community center in Artsakh, paying tribute to Los Angeles benefactors Hacop and Hilda Baghdassarian
Los Angeles, July 19, 2018 – “Nothing compares to the thrill of giving and seeing its results, and I wish everyone can experience it,” Hacop Baghdassarian had stated in a 2017 interview. The late benefactor’s simple yet profound notion of giving became a palpable...
read moreALEX AND ANI x The Armenia Fund ALEX AND ANI Launches New Charm Design to Benefit the Foundation Ahead of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day
PROVIDENCE, RI (April 11, 2018) – In honor of the 103rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, ALEX AND ANI, the beloved lifestyle brand that creates meaningful, eco-conscious jewelry, announces its latest CHARITY BY DESIGN collaboration with the Armenia Fund, the...
read morePresident’s Youth Prize for works of art: The generation of poetic realism
Standing in the exhibition hall that showcases their unconventional heroes, three young filmmakers are discussing what they would do if they win a prize. They’re friends and classmates, from the same university, but here, at the gallery of the Artists’ Union of...
read moreArmenia Fund, Adventist Health Glendale Successfully Conclude Third Medical Mission To Armenia
Los Angeles and Yerevan, October 16, 2017 — Armenia Fund and Adventist Health Glendale (AHGL) successfully completed their third joint medical mission to Armenia. With more than 50 volunteer medical professionals from Los Angeles, the week-long mission to the...
read moreU.S. Members of Congress Visit Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Projects
Los Angeles, September 21, 2017 -- A U.S. Congressional Delegation comprising: Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Jackie Speier (D-CA) and David Valadao (R-CA) was in Armenia and Artsakh. On their visit to...
read moreArmenia Fund Begins Construction of Handball Stadium in Stepanakert
Construction of Brand New Handball Stadium in Stepanakert Yerevan, April 13, 2017 – With support from its French affiliate, Armenia Fund has started building a handball stadium in Stepanakert. The project is made possible by contributions from French...
read moreArmenia Fund Donates Neonatal-Care Equipment To Two Medical Institutions In Artsakh
Armenia Fund Donates Neonatal-Care Equipment To Two Medical Institutions In Artsakh Yerevan, March 6, 2017 – Through the sponsorship of benefactors Daniel and Isabel Yousefian of Argentina, Armenia Fund has donated state-of-the-art neonatal-care equipment to two...
read moreArmenia Fund’s 25th Anniversary
Armenia Fund Celebrates It's 25th Anniversary Today we congratulate all Armenians with the 25th anniversary of the Armenia Fund. An organization that started as a daring experiment in nation building through joining the seemingly fragmented and world scattered...
read moreGreenhouses For 59 More Families
Yerevan, December 22, 2016 – With support from Argentinean-Armenian donors, Armenia Fund has launched the third phase of its increasingly popular greenhouse program in Hayastan 10 communities of Armenia’s Tavush Region. Metal framed greenhouses, each measuring 100...
read moreArmenia Fund Provides Technology Assistance To National Library Of Armenia
Technology Assistance To National Library Of Armenia by Sevak Hakobyan January 12, 2017 – With support from its Argentinean-Armenian benefactor Hovsep Tahta, Armenia Fund has donated five computers and one server to the National Library of Armenia. This is the...
read moreArmenia Fund continues to support Yerevan’s Tchaikovsky Music School
Yerevan, January 10, 2017 – With support from its French and Eastern US affiliates, Armenia Fund has donated one Estonia Grand and nine Petrof pianos to the Tchaikovsky Music School in Yerevan. “Piano lessons form the base of our students’ musical education, no...
read moreArgentinean-Armenian Benefactors & Armenia Fund Build Buckwheat Factory in Bavra
Yerevan, December 20, 2016 – With the financial support of the Devecyan, Ekserciyan families and Krikor Simsiroglu of Argentina, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is building a buckwheat-processing factory in Bavra, a village in Armenia’s Shirak Region. The project is...
read moreArmenia Fund’s Greek Affiliate To Kick Off Phoneathon On November 19
Yerevan, November 18, 2016 – On November 19, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Greek affiliate will kick off its sixth annual phoneathon. In the course of the two-day fundraising event, volunteers will make calls to close to 1,600 Armenian households in Athens and...
read moreKindergarten Being Built In Karin Tak Village
Yerevan, November 14, 2016 – A new kindergarten, now under construction, is the fourth major community-development project to be implemented by the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund in Karin Tak, a village in Artsakh’s Shushi Region. In recent years, the fund has built Karin...
read moreArmenia Fund Has Donated 26 Apartments To Homeless Gyumri Families
Yerevan, November 10, 2016 – In addition to a broad range of infrastructure projects, Armenia Fund implements several social-assistance programs in Armenia and Artsakh. One such initiative is the Gyumri Housing Project, as a result of which 26 homeless families in...
read moreArmenia Fund Continues To Build Homes For Large Families In Artsakh
Yerevan, November 7, 2016 – Parallel to implementing a wide range of infrastructure projects throughout 2016, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has built scores of homes for Artsakh families with five or more children. With proceeds from its 2015 Telethon as well as...
read moreThe Children Of Ahgdzk Village Will Have A Brand-New Kindergarten
Yerevan, November 2, 2016 – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has begun construction on a new kindergarten in Aghdzk, a village in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Region. The project is sponsored by the British-Armenian community. The future kindergarten will be a two-story...
read moreGerman-Armenian Community Donates Apartment to Sukiasyan Family of Gyumri
Yerevan, October 6, 2016 – Thanks to grassroots community support, the Hayastan All- Armenian Fund’s German affiliate continues to provide apartments for homeless families in Gyumri. This week, the fourth apartment to be donated by the German-Armenian community has...
read moreWith Support From Argentinean-Armenian Family, Melik High School Completely Renovated
On September 25, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund unveiled the newly renovated high school of Melik, a village in Armenia’s Aragatsotn Region. The campus has been completely refurbished through the support of Mr. and Mrs. Hrach and Marie Surenian of Argentina. The...
read moreYoung Armenian-Americans Donate School Supplies To Schoolchildren In Tavush Region
Sponsored by the Markers of Tomorrow Initiative, Los Angeles. For the second consecutive year, Markers of Tomorrow, a project started by a group of young Armenian-Americans in Los Angeles, has donated school supplies to schoolchildren in Armenia and Artsakh, just...
read moreArmenia Fund Completes Reconstruction Of Nalbandyan School – A Magnificent Campus For The New Academic Year
Yerevan, August 29, 2016 – On August 29, just prior to the start of the new academic year in Armenia, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund unveiled the completely renovated high school of Nalbandyan, a historic village in the Armavir Region. The refurbishment of the large,...
read moreArmenia Fund Constructs A Community Center In Getavan
Yerevan, June 30, 2016 – In tandem with its construction of the Vardenis-Martakert Highway, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is implementing various development projects in communities along the route. Getavan, located at a crossroads in Artsakh’s Martakert Region, is...
read moreBritish-Armenian Community Provides Assistance To Schoolchildren In Baghanis
Yerevan, August 3, 2016 – On July 25, close to the new academic year, the 100 students of Baghanis school, a border village in Armenia’s Tavush Region, received school consumables including rucksacks and various stationery items as gifts from the British-Armenian...
read moreMaria Mehranian Elected President of Armenia Fund
Los Angeles, CA – Armenia Fund, Inc., the U.S. Western Region affiliate of Hayastan All Armenian Fund is pleased to announce that its Corporate Board unanimously elected Mrs. Maria Mehranian as the organization’s new Chairperson. Mehranian succeeds Mr. Antranik...
read moreConstructing A Community Center In Mushkapat, Artsakh
For Immediate Release ~ February 18, 2015 Contact: [email protected] | 818-243-6222 Yerevan, Armenia – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund is building a community center in Mushkapat, a village in Artsakh’s Martuni Region. The project is co-sponsored by the fund’s...
read moreMr. And Mrs. Nalbandians Of Toronto Are Financing The Major Renovation Of The School Of Nalbandyan Village
For Immediate Release ~ February 12, 2015 Contact: [email protected] | 818-243-6222 Yerevan, Armenia - Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s Toronto benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Armen and Berjouhi Nalbandians have undertaken the project of major renovations of the school at the...
read moreIndoor Swimming Pool Built At Children’s Home In Gyumri
For Immediate Release ~ February 9, 2015 Contact: [email protected] | 818-243-6222 Yerevan, Armenia – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has built an indoor therapy pool and related amenities at the Children’s Home of Gyumri, which shelters and provides care to...
read moreConstruction Of Community Center In Karin Tak Village Nears Completion
For Immediate Release ~ February 4, 2015 Contact: Yerevan, Armenia – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund will soon complete the construction of a multifunctional community center in Karin Tak, a village in Artsakh’s Shushi Region. The project is co-sponsored by the fund’s...
read moreShosh School Refurbished With Support Of Toronto Armenians
For Immediate Release ~ January 30, 2015 Contact: Yerevan, Armenia – The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund has completed a host of renovations at the school of Shosh, a village in Artsakh’s Askeran Region. The project was made possible by the support of the fund’s Toronto...
read moreKalciyan Family Continues To Support Development Projects In Khachardzan
Yerevan, October 22, 2014 – Hayastan All-Armenian Fund benefactors Mr. and Mrs. Arto and Hilda Kalciyan of Argentina continue to support vital development projects in Khachardzan, a village in Armenia’s Tavush Region. Following the recent opening of Khachardzan’s...
read moreChapar Children To Attend Brand New School
Chapar, a village in Artsakh’s Martakert region, has a brand new school, which will open its doors in time for the new academic year. The construction of the campus was sponsored by Varuzhan Grigoryan, an Armenia-based industrialist and a native of Chapar. The project...
read moreHayastan All-Armenian Fund British Affiliate Provides Assistance To Remote Rural Communities of Armenia
Sponsored by the fund’s British affiliate The British affiliate of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund once again provided assistance to rural communities in Armenia, this time around presenting packages of stationery and school bags for the forthcoming academic year,...
read moreNewly Built Health Clinic and Community Hall Unveiled in Khachardzan
Yerevan, June 27, 2014 – On June 27, the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund officially unveiled the newly built health clinic and multifunctional events hall of Khachardzan, a village in Armenia’s Tavush Region. The construction project, worth close to 60 million drams, was...
read moreKhachmach Community Center Under Construction
The cobbled village road of Khachmach (in Artsakh’s Askeran region) stretching towards the new church of the village is the silent witness of a number of welcome developments in the community. The village that has regular potable water, gas system, a renovated school...
read moreTwo Story School in Chapar of the Martakert Region in Nagorno-Karabakh Nears Completion
The old building of the school built in 1932 is already a memory. From September on, the 52 schoolchildren of the village will attend the newly-built school, which has been constructed with donations from a former student of the old village school. As for the...
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